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1st LD: Pilot dead as cargo plane crashes into sea in Bangladesh

Xinhua, March 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

A cargo plane on Wednesday morning crashed into the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Bangladesh's southeastern Cox's Bazaar district, some 292 km away of capital Dhaka, leaving one of its pilots dead and two others missing, local police said.

A Cox's Bazaar police said one pilot died in the crash and another pilot was critically injured.

Two crew members are still missing, said the official who did not like to be named.

The cargo plane went missing minutes after taking off from the Cox's Airport.

Details of the crash could not be ascertained immediately. Endit